Courtyard House: My Long and Hard Body Makes Me Play with All the Women in the Courtyard

Chapter 1157 Dream Virus

Chenxi gritted her teeth and said, "So what we need to do is stop the 'dream virus' from spreading further?"

The gatekeeper nodded: "Yes. But before that, you must return to the core of Dream Source, restart the 'Wish Core,' and seal the 'Dream Virus' within the virtual realm. Otherwise, the boundary between reality and dreams will completely collapse."

Chu Mo took a deep breath: "It sounds even more dangerous than entering a dream."

“That was the mission your mother never accomplished in her lifetime.” The gatekeeper gazed at them. “Now, you have a choice.”

Silence filled the air as everyone looked at Su Ting.

Su Ting looked at the woman and the woman in the black dress and softly asked, "Would you be willing to come with me to the deepest part of the dream again?"

The girl bit her lip, but a glimmer of light ignited in her eyes: "We've already woken up, but the dream... isn't over yet."

The woman in the black dress gave him a cold smile, but finally nodded: "She said that dreams are not about escaping. So this time, let me see how far we can go."

The gatekeeper smiled slightly, took a step back, and the dream gate slowly opened, revealing an unfathomable depth.

"Let's go then," she said softly.

Just as everyone was about to step into the dream gate, Chenxi suddenly stopped and frowned: "Wait a minute!"

"What's wrong?" Chu Mo asked.

Chenxi's eyes flickered: "We're inside, but what about outside? Will the 'Dream Keepers' take advantage of this opportunity to act? And that organization, they can't possibly be completely silent."

"I've already made the arrangements," a cool voice rang out.

Everyone turned around and saw a man wearing a silver mask standing outside the Dream Gate. He was dressed in a long black robe and held a pen in his hand.

"Nightfall?" the woman exclaimed in shock. "What are you doing here?"

As night fell, Ye Lin raised her hand and gently brushed aside the strands of hair on her forehead, revealing a faintly visible talisman beneath the ends of her hair.

“I have taken control of the boundaries of dreams.” His gaze fell upon the crowd. “As you enter the depths of the dream core, I will guard the side of reality. At least… until I can still guard it.”

"Are you sure you can manage on your own?" Chenxi asked worriedly.

"All you can do is fulfill the dream she left behind," Ye Lin said softly. "And I will stop those 'dream guardians' who want to destroy the dream."

Su Ting gave him a deep look and nodded solemnly: "Okay, then I'll leave the outside to you."

Ye Lin smiled slightly: "Go ahead, don't keep her waiting too long."

As the dream gate slowly opened, the group stepped inside side by side.

Deep within the dream, it seems, their arrival awaits.

"Su Ting." Before stepping into the door, the woman in the black dress suddenly spoke in a low voice.

"What?" Su Ting turned around.

She looked at him quietly, her voice soft: "What if you fail too?"

"Then carry my dream with you and keep going." He smiled faintly. "I will wake up, and no matter how deep the dream is, I will find you."

The dream gate slowly closed behind him.

At the heart of the dream, darkness remains, and the unknown persists.

A distant, echoing murmur came—

"I'm waiting for you to come back."

"Mom..." the woman murmured, gazing at the end of her dream.

“Let’s go together.” Su Ting extended his hand.

The girl hesitated for a moment, then finally took his hand.

"Ah."

"Go home," Su Ting said softly.

Just as their figures were about to completely disappear into the depths of the dream—

"Hey, you guys."

A clear, cold yet familiar voice suddenly rang out.

Everyone stopped abruptly and turned around to look—

The gatekeeper stood outside the dream gate, a faint smile appearing on his face.

She looked at them and said softly:

"Welcome to the true core of dreams."

Chapter 1158 Core Control Zone

"Welcome to the true core of dreams."

The air suddenly became heavy as the gatekeeper finished speaking.

The surrounding space flowed slowly like liquid black ink, and amidst the interplay of light and shadow, a massive portal appeared before them. Embedded in the portal were several constantly rotating gears, with silver light flowing between them, like a solidified galaxy.

“This is the ‘core control zone’ of the dream world,” the woman in the black dress said in a low voice, a hint of wariness in her eyes. “It’s also the place where my mother tried to seal off the ‘source’ back then.”

The woman murmured softly, "If she failed once... how can we succeed?"

“You must find the ‘original dream’ she left behind.” The gatekeeper stepped forward. “Her memories, her emotions, her obsessions are all gathered there. Only through her perspective can you restart the ‘core of desire’.”

Su Ting looked at the dim light behind the door: "'Original Dream'... is it the core of her dream?"

The gatekeeper nodded: "But not everyone can go in. She will only allow those closest to her, those who understand her best, to enter."

After a moment of silence, Chenxi frowned: "You mean... it's just the two of them?"

“Not necessarily,” Su Ting suddenly said. “Although I’m not her biological child, I’ve been a part of her dreams.”

"Dreams are not memories, they are the heart," the woman in the black dress said calmly. "Do you truly understand her heart?"

Su Ting looked at the woman: "And you? Do you believe me?"

The woman remained silent for a few seconds, then gently took Su Ting's hand.

"I believe you."

Her eyes revealed determination, and a hint of dependence.

“Okay.” Su Ting turned his head and looked at the endless dim light behind the door. “Then let’s go together.”

The door slowly opened, and a warm yet heavy breeze surged out, carrying countless tiny specks of light, like dust of memories swirling in the wind.

They walked through that door.

In the dream, it seemed to be a laboratory from decades ago.

A figure sat at the control panel, his fingers rapidly typing on the keyboard.

It was their mother—Su Wan.

She was wearing a white lab coat, her expression tense, and a red warning was flashing on the large screen in front of her.

"The system is about to go out of control... The spread of the dream virus is irreversible... Initiate the Dream Source Isolation Plan."

"Dream Source? Did you hear that?" Chenxi whispered, "She's preparing to seal the 'Dream Core'!"

Chu Mo said in a low voice, "She failed, so the Dream Core is still alive... We must finish what she didn't finish."

"Why did she seal the source of dreams?" the woman whispered. "That was the starting point for my mother's creation of dreams, the very essence of dreams."

"Because she realized that the dream had spiraled out of her control," the gatekeeper said calmly. "She created the dream, but couldn't control the consequences of its spread."

The woman's eyes widened in shock: "Mother...did she regret it?"

The gatekeeper didn't speak, but gently raised his finger and pointed to Su Wan's left hand in the picture.

There, lying quietly, was a tattered diary.

“That is the core of the ‘Original Dream’,” the gatekeeper whispered. “Open it.”

The woman stepped forward and gently turned the book over.

As the pages turned, they revealed Su Wan's memories of her youth: the excitement of her first time entering the dream experiment, her love and reluctance to part with the children...

"Everything I've done is so that you can wake up one day." At the end of the diary, Su Wan's handwriting trembled slightly, as if she were forcing herself to stay conscious until the very end.

Chapter 1159 We Can Do It

"May you not repeat my fate."

"Mom—" The woman's eyes reddened, and tears fell.

Su Ting stepped forward and said softly, "We can do it. We won't let you bear this alone anymore."

The woman took a deep breath and nodded gently.

"Where is the core?"

The deepest part of the dream core.